Dr. Stuart Himmelstein has spent every night of the past five years on dialysis. Since learning he had a ...

Dr. Stuart Himmelstein has spent every night of the past five years on dialysis. Since learning he had a rare form of kidney disease, the primary care physician with a private practice in Delray Beach ...

I'd been cancer-free for nine months when I found myself weeping over poorly made eggs over easy. The yol ...

I'd been cancer-free for nine months when I found myself weeping over poorly made eggs over easy. The yolks were hard, instead of dripping and lovely and orange. Those rigid yokes were the proverbial ...

I always liked my primary care doctor personally. He routinely welcomed me to his office with a cheery he ...

I always liked my primary care doctor personally. He routinely welcomed me to his office with a cheery hello and a smile. We asked about each other’s children. We often discussed our respective exerci ...

The cause of Parkinson's disease remains unknown but people who want a hands-free way to stay updated on ...

The cause of Parkinson's disease remains unknown but people who want a hands-free way to stay updated on new developments about the disease can listen to a podcast launched recently by the Parkinson's ...

Lorri Stonehocker faced grief on multiple levels just over a year ago. She's now braced to reach out to o ...

Lorri Stonehocker faced grief on multiple levels just over a year ago. She's now braced to reach out to others who are struggling with the loss of a loved one by teaching a community college class, on ...

Have you ever been embarrassed because you couldn't remember the name of a new acquaintance, not just onc ...

Have you ever been embarrassed because you couldn't remember the name of a new acquaintance, not just once, but several times with the same person? How about parking your vehicle in a store parking lo ...

AUSTIN, Texas — I've been challenging my body to all sorts of crazy stuff for at least 30 years. But now ...

AUSTIN, Texas — I've been challenging my body to all sorts of crazy stuff for at least 30 years. But now that I've passed the half-century mark, it's not bouncing back like it once did. My lower back ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The emergency room workers at Memorial Regional Hospital rushed the first patient to Room 9, which was devoted to the hope and practice of arresting death. They threaded fluid lines ...

In the summer, Henry Wrenn-Meleck likes to sit on the stoop of his building on the Upper West Side of Man ...

In the summer, Henry Wrenn-Meleck likes to sit on the stoop of his building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, observing the passing urban parade. One day in late July, “one of my neighbors could se ...

NEW YORK — What does a 77-year-old DJ require before playing a late-night set of disco hits? “A hamburger ...

NEW YORK — What does a 77-year-old DJ require before playing a late-night set of disco hits? “A hamburger,” Giorgio Moroder said a few weeks back, sitting in a dusty dressing room at Schimanski, a clu ...